The World of Ice and Fire The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones (Song of Ice & Fire)

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The World of Ice and Fire The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones (Song of Ice & Fire) Book Details

Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Harper Voyager (28 Oct 2014)
ISBN-10: 0007580916

ISBN-13: 978-0007580910
Product Dimensions: 30.6 x 2.8 x 23.9 cm

The World of Ice and Fire The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones (Song of Ice & Fire) Book Synopsis

The never-before-seen history of Westeros and the lands beyond. With hundreds of pages of all-new material from George R.R. Martin.

If the past is prologue, then George R.R. Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE.

George R.R. Martin, in collaboration with Elio M. García, Jr. and Linda Antonsson, has written a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, featuring the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead up to the events in the bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Collected within this volume is the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, including over 170 full-colour illustrations and maps, family trees for the Houses Stark, Lannister and Targaryen, and in-depth explanations of the history and culture of Westeros.

This is the definitive companion volume to George R.R. Martin’s dazzlingly conceived universe; THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords.

The World of Ice and Fire The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones (Song of Ice & Fire) Book Review

First things first, the artwork, and layout of this book is wonderful, m family cannot stop commenting on how realistically it looks like an ancient book. It tells us a lot of the history (like you’d expect) that is alluded to or mentioned in the books. Such as the Dance of Dragons and Battle of the Ninepenny kings. It was also refreshing to hear about the major houses more in depth too, such as the Lannisters and the rock. However, for me there is a section missing, they list all of the seven kingdoms, yet do not provide a proper map or basic description of the crownlands. I think a map would have at least bridged the gap since the creation of Kings Landing is well covered after all. Yet I also feel the writing could have been more dynamic, as I struggled through the Iron Islands section which was far too long and there was not enough on other lands. Beyond the wall was a big disappointment, and instead of writing from a fictional character from Westeros’s with limited information perspective, it should’ve have been from Martin’s. Readers would have gotten so much more depth from this book and information abound. It’s good but it could have so much more. Get online The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones (Song of Ice & Fire) today.